Participants at the 1st National Forum

OFFICERS
President:   [interim] The Revd Ian Allsop
General Secretary:  [interim] The Revd David Gill
Treasurer:   [interim] Mr Ron Brown

HEADS OF CHURCHES
Archbishop Keith Rayner - Anglican Church of Australia
Archbishop Gibran - Antiochian Orthodox church
Archbishop Baliozian - Armenian Apostolic Church
Bishop Mar Meelis Zaia  - Assyrian Church of the East
Mr Robert Leane -  Churches of Christ in Australia
The Revd Daniel El-Antouny - Coptic Orthodox Church
Archbishop Stylianos (Represented by Bishop Seraphim) -  Greek Orthodox Church
David Purnell  - Religious Society of Friends
Cardinal Edward Clancy -  Roman Catholic Church
The Revd Dr Gabriel Popescu - Romanian Orthodox Church
Commissioner John Gowans -  The Salvation Army -  Eastern  Territory
Commissioner John Clinch -  The Salvation Army -  Southern Territory
Archbishop Mar T Aphrem Aboodi - Syrian Orthodox Church
The Revd Dr D'Arcy Wood -  Uniting Church in Australia

DELEGATES OF MEMBER CHURCHES
Anglican Church of Australia
Bishop Richard Appleby      
Archdeacon Philip Newman
Miss Elizabeth Britten 
Mr Brian Norris
The Revd Dr Bruce Kaye       
Deaconess Margaret Rodgers
Miss Emma Leslie      
The Revd Dr Rowan Strong
Bishop Arthur Malcolm       
Miss Judy Williamson
Ms Jan Malpas       
Bishop Bruce Wilson

Antiochian Orthodox Church
Ms Victoria Jabbour
Mr Andrew Jabbour
Ms Danielle Saadi

Armenian Apostolic Church
Ms Isabella Semsarian
Mr Avo Vardanian
Mrs Suzy Vardanian

Assyrian Church of the East
Deacon Genard Lazar
Deacon Emmanuel Yousif

Churches of Christ in Australia 
Ms Thelma Leach
Ms Linda Gordon
Ms Flo Grant [Apology]
The Revd Jonathan Moore

Coptic Orthodox Church
The Revd Marcos Tawfik
The Revd Shenouda Mansour
Mr Maged Attia

Greek Orthodox Church
Mr Philip Kariatlis

Religious Society of Friends
Sabine Erika
Patricia Firkin
Jenny Stock

Roman Catholic Church
Sister Beryl Amedee 
The Revd Terry Southerwood
The Revd Peter Cross 
Bishop Peter Stasiuk
Mr Scott Fenwick 
Sister Beverley Stott
Mrs Elizabeth Harrington 
Miss Denise Sullivan
Bishop Bede Heather  
The Revd Dr David Walker
Mrs Anne Paul 
Miss Vicki Walker

Romanian Orthodox Church
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The Salvation Army
Major Gerben Stelstra 
Major Richard Guy
Major Donald Woodland 
Lieut-Colonel Beth Webb

Syrian Orthodox Church
Deacon Abdulmasih Bessi
Mr Zacharia Gabriel

Uniting Church in Australia
Ms Rowena Allen       
The Revd Prof. James Haire
The Revd Anne Amos     
The Revd Gregor Henderson
Mr Richard Chapman     
The Revd David Ingleton
Mrs Hilary Christie-Johnston    
The Revd Chris Mostert
Ms Pauline Clague [Apology] 
Ms Wendie Wilkie
The Revd Wali Fejo     
Ms Seongya Yoo

DELEGATES OF STATE ECUMENICAL BODIES 
Conference of Churches of WA - The Revd. Kevin Long
NSW Ecumenical Council - Sister Lynne Green
Queensland Churches Together - The Revd Prof. Han Spykerboer
South Australian Council of Churches - The Revd. Peter Whittington
Tasmanian Council of Churches - Mr Greg Foot
Victorian Council of Churches - Mrs Joan Pye

GUESTS
Bishop John Victor Samuel - Christian Conference of Asia
Bishop David Coles - Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand
The Revd Dr. Sularso Sopater -  Communion of Churches in Indonesia
The Revd Puafitu Faaalo -  Pacific Conference of Churches
Mr Demas Tongogo -  Papua New Guinea Council of Churches
The Revd Dr. Wesley Ariarajah -  World Council of Churches

OBSERVERS FROM NON-MEMBER CHURCHES
Baptist Union of Australia - The Revd Ken Jarvis
Lutheran Church of Australia - The Revd Dr. Lance Steicke and the Revd Dr Erich Renner
Presbyterian Church of Australia -  Mr Hector MacFarlane
Seventh-Day Adventist Church -  Pastor Ray Coombe

OBSERVERS FROM ECUMENICAL ORGANISATIONS
Australian Churches Media Association -  Mr Paul Potter
Australian Church Women -  Mrs Eunice Reidy
Australian Religious Press Association -  The Revd Robert Weibusch
Australian Student Christian Movement  - Ms Edwina Hunter
Inter-Church Trade and Industry Mission - The Revd Dr Peter Marshall
Urban Rural Mission -  The Revd John M Rickard
World Day of Prayer, Australia -  Ms Barbara Grealy

OBSERVER/EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF STATE ECUMENICAL BODIES
Conference of Churches of WA  -  The Revd Wes Hartley
NSW Ecumenical Council - The Revd Dr Ray Williamson
Queensland Churches Together -  The Revd Helen Mills
South Australian Council of Churches - Ms Moira Deslandes [acting]
Tasmanian Council of Churches  - The Revd Robert Faser
Victorian Council of Churches -  The Revd Robert Gribben

OTHER OBSERVERS
Ms Eira Clapp  -  ACC's Commission on the Status of Women
The Revd Austin Cooper  -  Retreat leader
The Revd Peter Kenny -  NCCA Working Group
The Revd Michael McKenna -  General Secretary, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
The Revd Graham Paulson -  ACC's Aboriginal and Islander Commission
Sister Lenore Sharry - NCCA Working Group
Mr David Shinnick  -  NCCA Working Group
Mrs Jill Tabart  -  President-elect, Uniting Church in Australia

STAFF
Ms Christine Ledger  -  assisting with programme, plenary sessions, nominations
Mr Malcolm Dodd -  finance;  assisting with registration
Mr Caesar D'Mello -  liaison with overseas guests
Ms Anne Pattel-Gray -  liaison with Aboriginal and Islander participants
Ms Wilma Viswanathan -  registration, administration and secretarial
The Revd Peter Rees -  video filming, displays, promotion
Ms Nancy Bloxsom  -  literature sales
Ms Kirsty Davis - assistance with press and displays
Mr Simon Moglia -  liaison with young participants, assistance with administration
Ms Maureen Postma - Force 10 display and literature;  assistance with literature sales

COOPTED STAFF
Mr David Busch  -  Press Officer
Ms Gillian Hunt - Local arrangements